Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th

Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition

Selected testimonies to living historyâ€”speeches, letters, poems, songsâ€”offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn.Â

New voices featured in this 10th Anniversary Edition include Chelsea Manning, speaking after her 35-year prison sentence); Naomi Klein, speaking from the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Liberty Square; a member of Dream Defenders, a youth organization that confronts systemic racial inequality; members of the Undocumented Youth movement, who occupied, marched, and demonstrated in support of the DREAM Act; a member of the Day Laborers movement; Chicago Teachers Union strikers; and several critics of the Obama administration, including Glenn Greenwald, on governmental secrecy.

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Seven Stories Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-12-23
Format Kindle eBook

Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition